The Bunny Ragdoll

After my [ Test Print // Muffin ] Post the other week, I tried out my Bunny Ragdoll on a black unisex tee. I'd been working on [ Wrestling Gear ] orders for two afternoons & evenings in a row so it was quite nice to wrap those up ready to take back to Sue for construction and blow the dust off my sketchbook.
I did toy with the idea for each Ragdoll to be released in two versions - one on a black tee with complimentary printed borders and one on tie-dye in complimentary colours with black embellishments, but eventually decided to attach each Ragdoll with his/her own two-tie-dye colours or an elaborate printed embellishment to make that type of Shirt unique to the Ragdoll.

B.u.i.l.d.i.n.g.A.B.u.n.n.y

This design is made in stencil format as per usual Vinyl Printing Methods, each layer being heat-sealed at 160°, printed on top each other and done entirely by creating a centre-fold and constructed by eye. The various stencils are sized, cut and weeded from 8 different shaded rolls of vinyl in 35 parts including black, white, purple, red, tartan, metallic green, spectrum chrome & mirrored chrome.

Bunny on her own:

Metallic green/Red Rose detail added and mirrored chrome Needle, Scissors, Button, Safetypin & Broken Heart complete the circle:

Close-up:

Side view to show reflection of Chrome:

I'm super happy with how this has turned out. The sewing accessories were added as a later "Hmm-this-still-needs-a-bit-extra" feature after a bit o thought and the metallic green & mirrored vinyl don't take too much attention away from the Bunny Ragdoll. She's my first 'Gothic' design and I'm well proud of her.
Can't wait to get the rest of my Ragdolls in print :D

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Berries, Bunnies & the Blues

W.h.i.t.e.C.h.o.c.o.l.a.t.e.A.n.d.F.o.r.e.s.t.F.r.u.i.t.s.M.u.f.f.i.n.s

I made a new batch of Muffins after the Dark Chocolate & Summer Fruits batch, replacing the Dark with White & the Summer Fruits with Forest Fruits, omitting the cinnamon  (and chucking a handful of walnuts in there for good measure ^.^ ) All feedback so far has been great and they've earned me a few new best friends on the Boyfriends side - Haha! This has been my first attempt with something squishy in baking and I'm well chuffed with how they've turned out. Proper soft, moist & awesome!

R.u.n.R.a.b.b.i.t.R.u.n.R.a.b.b.i.t

I made an example vinyl print of a sketch that's been lurking in my Scrapbook for years a few days ago and again, quite pleased with it! Wanted to see just how fiddly it would be to produce as an actual design on Clothing and the answer is LOTS OF COMPONENTS (23 separate parts to be exact, which had to be printed in layers)! I built a Rabbit today - Haha, and she's only 20cm tall! The stitches were quite fiddly and didn't look right to print so I want to test out my fabric markers on vinyl vs Fabric first to see how well they hold with wear before I start scribbling on my poor Bunny. Really happy with the weeny safetypins (despite being bastards to weed!) and the patch of actual Tartan vinyl I was finally able to use :)  The only thing I'd change for next time is popping a tiny black outline on the holographic eyes as this'll emphasize the contrast between those and the white face. Really looking forward to bringing the rest of my other Dolls to print! <3 It was just lovely seeing her go from a mad idea in my head to becoming an actual presence, something I've been lacking the confidence in for years :/

The Original:

G.u.a.r.d.i.a..n.A.n.g.e.l.R.e.q.u.e.s.t.s.A.D.a.y.O.f.f

This Angel came home with me after she fell off a Shelf in front of me in Newcastle. I think she knew I needed a hand.

Matt says Don't worry & Stay Positive.

So I will :)

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New adventures in Fashion Design

Hey guys! I've been super-busy these last few weeks with work, cranking out Wresting Gear after our bi-annual rush period, sorting out existing Shirt orders and generally having life happen, but I've been cracking on with my Fashion Design and released four new designs to the Etsy Store!

[★] Tie Dye Pink/Purple Cosmic Chaos Shirt

First off, my favourite from the whole new batch! This is probably the most challenging, time consuming and detailed Shirt I've produced so far and began life as a plain white blank before I did some Mad Science on it and took three days to make with my shifts at work. It was dyed Flamingo Pink before being scrunched in the "Spiral" position to be gently immersed in Intense Violet and then extensively washed and dried to make sure the colours didn't run. It was inspired by some Space-themed graffiti I drew in biro a few years ago and features aliens, spaceships, ray guns, planets, stars and galaxies in two-layer vinyl prints. Available in the Etsy store in S, M, L, XL, XXL & 3XL.

[★] Rainbow Marijuana Leaf white vest top

This was quite fun to do, and mostly consists of salvagings from my scrap box. My Rainbow Hologram Hash Leaf shirt has gotten quite popular, and I wanted to do a Women's similar version before experimenting with fabric markers. "Don't touch the Moon Clover" is on the back in black. Available in the Etsy store in 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 & 18.

[★] Angel Fish Light Reactive Pleochroic black vest top

This was another "Let's have a rummage in the Scraps box and see what we can come up with" design. I love how it turned out - the Angel Fish are Spectrum vinyl which reflects all hues of the rainbow in different angles of light. Features "Don't touch the Moon Clover" is on the back in hot pink. Available in the Etsy store in 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 & 18.

[★] Rainbow space Planets tumble sparkle stars black vest top

An update on the Unisex Planets Shirt I used to offer. FeaturesPlanets in Red, Flouro Orange, Hot Pink, golden Yellow, Apple Green, Purple, Sky Blue and Royal blue and is adorned with Spectrim stars which reflect all of the hues of the rainbow in different angles of light. "Don't touch the Moon Clover" is on the back in hot pink. Available in the Etsy store in 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 & 18.

Hope you like!

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Donning my "Mad Science" blue labcoat - erractic and excited behaviour as standard - I had a first attempt at Tie-Dye yesterday with Dylon's Flamingo Pink & Intense Violet, and was quite pleased with the result. Also found that bleaching a black shirt into a tie-dye pattern and attemting to dye the bleached bits DOES NOT WORK - will have to buy seperate black alongside another colour for these and good job I have a mighty stash of white Gidlan shirts that have been sitting around doing nothing until now. I used the "Spiral twist" for these and even though it's not as prominent as it usually is, that was okay because it might have otherwise distracted from the front print I spent most of yesterday working on, when I wasn't stirring my Cauldron in the Kitchen and cackling...

 

 

 Super Insane happy proud of this one and made an XL for myself (Modelled below by Jennifer - poor lass, all she wants is a quiet night & a cuppa, and definately *NOT* me dragging her around and dressing her up!) I nearly got emotional once they were both finished - who knew that a little lass from Wingate could make anything that looked *THIS* Good:

Both are up in the [ ETSY SHOP ] @ £14.99 each!
Can't wait to experiment with Blues & greens and new silhouette plates for more Sea Life, but gotta drag my little cheeks over to Sukiwear for the rest of the evening on the new batch of orders ;)

Jellyfish, Butterflies & Weed

Three new designs up in the [ ETSY SHOP ] today!

★ OOAK Purple Butterfly Wing Long Sleeve Shirt Size 10 Fitted Long-sleeve featuring front tribal flame & star design in metallic purple and hot pink. Back features metallic purple Butterfly wings with matching hot pink accents. This was one of a few shirts I designed for a New Age shop that opened locally but sadly had to close before we were able to offer our designs there.

   
★ OOAK Black Jellyfish & mirror bubbles white Long Sleeve Shirt size 8 White Ladies Long-sleeve featuring a lone black Jellyfish surrounded by silver mirrored bubbles. I have a stash of long-sleeves (Either really Small or really Large) left over in the Stock Cupboard from back in the day when ASDA used to supply them, and I'm planning on using up the last few ones I have left from the old pool before I source a new Long Sleeve supplier.

★ Rainbow sparkly hologram Hash Leaf Shirt.Available in the usual Unisex sizes (Small - 3XL) - Poor Jennifer was swamped in this one!

Messing around with Bleach, Fabric Dye & Acrylic paints tomorrow...

Fabric Alchemy is serious business! ;)